WorksheetsCh. 4 Test Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which nation started colonies in the Americas first?
England
France
Netherlands
Spain
What did Spain start in the borderlands of New Spain to convert the Native Americans to Christianity?
haciendas
missions
plantations
presidios
Which colony made huge profits as a result of tobacco sales to Europe?
Brazil
New Netherland
Plymouth
Virginia
What was England's first permanent settlement in North America?
Roanoke
Jamestown
New Amsterdam
Plymouth
The male landowning member of the Virginia Colony elected people to represent them in their legislature. What does the underlined word, legislature, mean in the sentence?
a lawmaking branch of government
a person who speaks for other people
a church supported by the government
an agreement among people, groups, or nations
Which of the following is an example of a primary source?
a photograph of reenactors at Jamestown
a movie about Pocahontas's life
John Smith's book A Description of New England
a recently published book about Jamestown
What was one advantage of the Pilgrims' building their settlement on a bay?
Land along a bay is good for farming
The location provided a defense from Native American attacks
The location provided a harbor for easy access to shipping and trade
The Pilgrims could use the bay for fresh drinking water
How did Tisquantum help the first colonists in New England?
He led their explorations of areas surrounding their colony.
He taught the how to farm and to fish in their new settlement
He taught them how to speak Native American languages
He became their ally against nearby Spanish colonists
In which present-day states did the Dutch establish New Netherland?
Delaware and Pensylvania
Maryland and Virginia
New York and New Jersey
Massachusetts and Rhode Island
Which part of North America did La Salle claim for France in 1684?
the land along the St. Lawrence River
the land along the Rio Grande
the Great Lakes region
the Mississippi River valley
What year did the Virginia Company establish Jamestown?
1535
1607
1620
1682
What year did Pedro Menendez de Aviles establish St. Augustine?
1565
1607
1620
1685
What year did the Dutch establish New Amsterdam?
1585
1607
1626
1882
What year did Samuel de Champlain establish Quebec?
1607
1608
1626
1682
What year did William Bradford and the Pilgrims establish the Plymouth colony?
1607
1608
1620
1682
How did the missionaries affect the Native Americans in New Spain?
They tried to convert them to the Muslim religion.
They tried to convert them to Christianity.
They forced them to move to Spain.
They stole all of their gold.
Why was Jamestown a poor location for a settlement?
The land was hard and rocky and not good for farming.
It was too far from a port which kept them from easily transporting goods.
The soil was swampy and not good for farming.
Nearby Native American tribes stole food from their crops.
How did the Mayflower Compact create a form of self-government?
The signers agreed to vote on a king to rule them.
The signers agreed that no laws or rules would be best.
The signers agreed to govern themselves and make laws for the good of everyone.
The Mayflower Compact did not create a form of self-government.
What kinds of activities made up the early economies (how they made money) of the North American colonies?
Farming and fur trading
Ranching and fishing
Shipping goods and raw materials
All of the above
Why was the House of Burgesses important?
It helped to make laws that were needed to keep order.
It was the first representative assembly in the English colonies.
It allowed some of the Virginia colonists to elect members.
All of the above
